The Christian right began to coalesce around social and cultural changes in the late 1970s. A scholar explains the emergence of conspiracy theories at the time.
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Associate Professor of History, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
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Assistant Research Professor, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Management, Baylor University
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Adjunct professor, Baylor University
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Professor of Marketing, Baylor University
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Assistant Director of Educational Outreach and Research, Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research , Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Baylor University
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PhD Candidate in Religion - Historical Studies, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Patristics, Baylor University
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Associate professor, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Baylor University
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Assistant Professor of Church and Community Ministries, Baylor University
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Professor of Physics and Vice Provost of Research, Baylor University
